Just A Regular Day:
In Town:
I walked into town that day, headed for the Sherriff's office. I was headed for my daily shot of Penicillin. I had one of my brother's by my side as he had been injured in a poacher's trap earlier in the week. Most people in town left the mountain and the animals alone knowing that if I found out that they had claimed the life of one of my family members, they would be severely punished, seeing as the town had basically adopted me upon first helping me out. The illness my mother had sensed I had and brought me into town for when I was two turned out to be diabetes. As it became evident that I would need a specific diet, she in turn let the Sherriff and his wife take care of that aspect of raising me as well as the schooling and clothing; my mother took over the aspect of raising me in the semi-wilderness.
I had other things I needed to do in town other than get my shot but that would have to wait till after I had my brother looked at by the local vet. As I came off the mountain, I noticed some unusual looking cops driving into town. I could tell that they were cops by the way they drove in to town. I bent down and picked my brother up in my arms so that he wouldn't run in front of the cars. They were stopped at a stop sign when I passed in front, heading to the Sherriff's office. When I got to the sidewalk, instead of setting my brother down, I kept him in my arms.
I walked into the office and watched as the deputy left, moving towards the door. He nodded at me as I walked in but seemed to be too busy to say hi. I didn't mind much. As much as the townspeople had adopted me, they tended to stay out of my business unless I was directly talking to them. I set my brother on the ground and he just curled into a ball and fell asleep. He got tired easily now, especially after getting caught in the trap. I walked up to the Sherriff who pulled out a case of medicine and gave me the shot of Penicillin I needed to keep my blood sugar under control. We exchanged few words and then I picked up my brother and headed out the door for the vet's office.
I wanted to get my brother checked out as fast as possible, get the medicine he needed and then get over to the market and get the fresh food I needed for the next few weeks. I wanted to be back at the cabin before I was able to run into any of the cops that had just shown up. I had paid them no attention as I left the Sherriff's office and headed for the vet's office but I could tell that they were looking at me and watching my retreating form. I walked fast, but that was my normal walk. Had I not learned to walk fast, I would have been picked off by the animals in the forest. My mother did her best to keep me safe growing up but she knew that the town had done what it deemed fit for my survival, which included building the cabin.
Once done at the vet, who had put a splint on my brother's left hind leg and given me medicine to take care of the infection, I paid with what little money I had and then headed for the market. I could see the cops talking to the Sherriff out the corner of my eye as I walked. My brother seemed to be at peace sleeping on my shoulder. The medicine he had been given had put him to sleep almost immediately. I would transfer him to a sling on my back when I went for the food.
Once at the market, I transferred my brother to the sling on my back and removed the basket I had brought down with me. I filled it with fruits and vegetables and some bread that I could not get in the wild as well as some condiments that would be spread on the bread. Once the basket was filled, I moved to pay for the groceries and was told that since I had paid double last time that the groceries were free this time. I was always paying for extra food that sometimes I never picked up. In that case, the market would use the extra money for my next trip down for groceries. They were always nice in that retrospect. They knew that I did not make enough money teaching the civilized people how to survive in the wild.
I thanked them and headed back outside, back towards my mountain home. The Sheriff was still talking to the cops and when he called out my name, I was obliged to head towards him. It wasn't like I could ignore him or anything.
THIS CHAPTER IS NOT FINISHED. JUST NEEDED TO GET A CHAPTER UP AS AN UPDATE!